"All too many children, when they lack that nurturing wraparound care and those people to protect them, are extremely vulnerable to harm and to exploitation," said USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Dr. Bama Athreya.
"We are redoubling our efforts to protect hard-won development gains and help our developing country partners meet urgent needs," said Ambassador Plaisted.
"We know that 1 in 3 children worldwide have elevated levels of lead in their blood, and that affects their long-term cognitive development," said USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Dr. Athreya.
“If you've ever taken care of a child, you know what an incredible amount of attention young children need in order to thrive. So, we want to make sure that they have the best possible environment to thrive,” said USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Athreya.
“We know education is key to closing the digital divide. Unfortunately, today, 119 million girls remain out of school, and women make up only 26 percent of the workforce in data and artificial intelligence,” said Ambassador Carty.
The United States recently launched a new effort to advance protection and care for children in adversity. USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Dr. Bama Athreya provides exclusive commentary.
The United States remains deeply concerned by the continuing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
"He's wanted by the International Criminal Court for both war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in northern Uganda," said Ambassador Van Schaack.
“Key individuals on both sides, including Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, continue to procure weapons to facilitate attacks and other atrocities against their own citizens,” said Acting Under Secretary Smith.
"The Government of Rwanda has taken action to contain this outbreak and protect the health and wellbeing of the Rwandan people, and the United States will continue supporting those efforts," said NSC Spokesperson Savett.
“No nation should offer safe haven to cyber criminals who target schools and hospitals. And when countries like Russia and North Korea violate these commitments with impunity ... we must all stand up, call them out, and hold them to account,” said Deputy Secretary Verma.
"Finally, we will strengthen our cooperation against ISIS branches outside of the Middle East. In sub-Saharan Africa, ISIS affiliates have gained ground compounding the threat already present from existing militant groups," said Secretary Blinken.
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